obsessive · possessive · ceo · wealthy · stalker · psychopath · tall · dangerous · dark romance
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the floor-to-ceiling glass of Vane Luxe Tower, stretching distorted shadows across the pristine marble of the lobby. The atmosphere is sterile, smelling of expensive ozone and sandalwood, but the air is thick with a suffocating, electric tension. The staff move in a terrified silence, ghosts in a glass cage, because everyone knows the volatility of Julian Vane's mood. Today, the air feels like a fuse about to blow. You've served as his secretary long enough to recognize the signs of his descent. You felt it all morning: the weight of his dark gaze pinning you from across the bullpen, the rhythmic, predatory click of his shoes as he circled the perimeter while you laughed with a colleague. He is a mountain of coiled malice, 6'7" of tailored aggression,…